All Forum Posts by Stephen Barber

re: MLD Superlight BivyIt may depend on the normal hiking season weather in your area - though Yosemite is not quite the same as Ontario!
I have been using the MLD Superlight with full net hood for several years and a...

re:sawyer mini is too slow!FWIW, on a trip with a half dozen guys last year, there was a mix of Sawyer Minis and Steripens carried. Within two days, the Sawyers never again came out of the packs. Everyone wanted to use the S...

re: steripen usersI read this quite awhile ago, but as I recall it takes considerable time (days to weeks) for bacteria, etc., to repair their messed up DNA. So it's basically a non-issue if you're hiking an...

Re: Re: Electrolyte needs and real food"From http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11480505 -
"Thirteen male soccer-team players and 100 sedentary students from the same high school were evaluated for 8 d, during which the playe...

All Reader Reviews by Stephen Barber

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SmarTube Drinking System for BottlesSince having a hydration bladder spring a leak inside my pack, I have avoided all such bladders. I stuck to simple water bottles until a couple of years ago when I ran across the SmarTube - a drinking...

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite Sleeping PadUpon receipt of the pad, I inflated it to sleeping firmness, and stood it up against the bookcase. An hour later it looked rather soft; three hours later it was in a pile on the floor. Brand new, and ...

Lawson Equipment Customer ServiceI've purchased from Lawson on several different occasions. I've always gotten excellent service, fast shipping (especially considering I live clear across the country!), and good interaction v...

ULA CatalystI've spent the last two years trying to find a pack that is both light and comfortable, ie, transfers weight to the hip bones well. To date, i had found packs that were only one but not the other ...